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Friday, August 20, 2021

Prof. Dale Spencer named FPA Research Excellence Chair

Professor Dale Spencer has been named the 2021 Faculty of Public Affairs Research Excellence Chair. Prof. Spencer’s research on violence, victimization, the Sixties Scoop, and settler-colonial projects, and digital worlds and the young people who engage with them, is both innovative and responsive to the important and often under-examined... More

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Graduate Student Research Spotlight

The Department of Law and Legal Studies is proud of all of our graduate students. We would like to take this opportunity to highlight the research of some of our recent graduates as we wish them all the best in their future endeavors. Congratulations class of 2021!   Robyn O'Loughlin, PhD Robyn O’Loughlin is... More

Monday, June 28, 2021

An Interview with Poet and Human Rights Defender Ketty Nivyabandi

As part of the Activist in Residence Interview Series, The Department of Law and Legal Studies' Activist in Residence, Rehana Hashmi, and Feminist Advocate and Educator Donna Johnson, interviewed poet and human rights defender Ketty Nivyabandi to learn more about her activist journey. About Ketty Nivyabandi Ketty joined Amnesty International... More

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

BA Graduate Rayon Finnikin Supports Marginalized Youth

Rayon Finnikin grew up in Bethel Town, Westmoreland, a community near Montego Bay, Jamaica. In his youth, he came to Canada as a refugee to start his life over. “I came to Canada with little to no confidence because I grew up thinking that I would never be able to reach university,” Finnikin says. “To... More

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Prof. Gaucher and Prof. Spencer Awarded SSHRC Insight Grants

Professor Megan Gaucher and Professor Dale Spencer have each been awarded a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Grant for their respective research projects. Mapping the Discursive and Institutional Landscape of ‘Birth Tourism’ and its Perceived Attack on Canadian Birthright Citizenship Professor Megan Gaucher has... More

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Research Spotlight: Professor Megan Gaucher

Law and Legal Studies Research Spotlight   The Department of Law and Legal Studies’ Research Spotlight Series highlights our faculty members’ innovative research grants and projects. In this post, we feature the research of Megan Gaucher, Associate Professor, Department of Law and Legal Studies, Carleton University. Dr. Gaucher's... More

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Undergrad Student, Aliqa Illauq, on a Changing Campus

For National Indigenous History Month, fourth-year undergraduate student Aliqa Illauq spoke about her experience being part of Carleton's changing campus. Being Indigenous on a university campus can feel foreign. But then something happens to make you feel like you belong and gives you hope. Aliqa joined three classmates who campaigned to change... More

Monday, June 21, 2021

Congratulations to our Spring 2021 Graduates!

Congratulations to all of our spring 2021 graduates! There have been 149 undergraduate degrees and 17 graduate degrees awarded. The Department of Law and Legal Studies is celebrating these remarkable accomplishments! Find our congratulatory messages on our Spring 2021 Convocation... More

Friday, May 28, 2021

Sami Islam Receives Summer 2021 EDI Research Award

The Department of Law and Legal Studies is pleased to announce that Sami Islam, a third-year Journalism and Law undergraduate student, is a recipient of a 2021 Carleton University Student Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Award valued at $10,000. Congratulations! “I would like to extend my warmest congratulations to Sami Islam for his EDI... More

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Samira Amid Wins Summer 2021 EDI Research Award

The Department of Law and Legal Studies is pleased to announce that undergraduate student Samira Amid is a recipient of a 2021 Carleton University Student Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Award valued at $10,000. Congratulations! Samira’s winning research project is entitled A Qualitative Study of the Relationship Between Police and... More

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Introducing the Activist in Residence Program

The Department of Law and Legal Studies is proud to announce the launch of the Activist in Residence (Air) Program. The AiR Program is an initiative to host a human rights activist in the Department of Law and Legal Studies each year. The AiR Program is designed to recognize the important role activists play... More

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Prof. Danika Littlechild Receives CUSA’s Teaching Excellence Award

Professor Danika Littlechild has been named a recipient of Carleton University Student’s Association (CUSA) Teaching Excellent Award! This annual award is presented to an instructor who has demonstrated an outstanding ability to impart knowledge, consult students, and invoke enthusiasm and participation from their students. This... More

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